Evans Chebet

Evans Kiplagat Chebet (born 10 November 1988)[1] is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in road races. In 2022, he became the third man this century to win both the Boston Marathon and New York City Marathon.[3] Chebet successfully defended his title at the 2023 Boston Marathon for his third consecutive World Marathon Major victory in a row.[4] He finished third at the 2016 Berlin Marathon.

Evans Chebet
Chebet after winning the 2022 Boston Marathon
Personal information
Full nameEvans Kiplagat Chebet
NationalityKenyan
Born (1988-11-10) 10 November 1988[1][2]
Kondabilet, Rift Valley Province, Kenya
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
Event(s)Half marathon, Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Marathon: 2:03:00 (Valencia 2020)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
World Marathon Majors
Gold medal – first place2022 BostonMarathon
Gold medal – first place2022 New YorkMarathon
Gold medal – first place2023 BostonMarathon
Bronze medal – third place2016 BerlinMarathon

In September 2019, after finishing in the top six of every marathon he had finished, Chebet won his first international race, the Buenos Aires Marathon, in a time of 2:05:00. The year after, in March 2020, he won the Lake Biwa Marathon with 2:07:29. In December of the same year, he lowered his personal best by exactly two minutes and set a world lead when he won the 2020 Valencia Marathon in 2:03:00, kicking down Lawrence Cherono and winning by four seconds.

Achievements

Road races
Representing  Kenya
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResult
2011 Gargnano Dieci Miglia del Garda Gargnano, Italy 2nd 10 miles 50:53
2012 Porto Half Marathon Porto, Portugal 3rd Half marathon 1:01:59
2013 JoongAng Seoul Marathon Seoul, South Korea 6th Marathon 2:11:26
2014 Prague Marathon Prague, Czech Republic 2nd Marathon 2:08:17
JoongAng Seoul Marathon Seoul, South Korea 2nd Marathon 2:07:46
2015 Coamo San Blas Half Marathon Coamo, Puerto Rico 7th Half marathon 1:06:11
Prague Marathon Prague, Czech Republic 2nd Marathon 2:08:50
2016 Seoul International Marathon Seoul, South Korea 2nd Marathon 2:05:33
Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 3rd Marathon 2:05:31
Ziwa 10 km Ziwa, Kenya 8th 10 km 29:30
2017 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 4th Marathon 2:06:42
Tilburg Ten Miles Tilburg, Netherlands 2nd 10 miles 45:05.4
Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain 2nd Marathon 2:05:30
2018 Boston Marathon Boston, MA, United States — Marathon DNF
Ziwa 10 km Ziwa, Kenya 17th 10 km 29:20
2019 Milano City Marathon Milan, Italy 2nd Marathon 2:07:22
Buenos Aires Marathon Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st Marathon 2:05:00
2020 Lake Biwa Marathon Ōtsu, Japan 1st Marathon 2:07:29
Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain 1st Marathon 2:03:00
2021 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 4th Marathon 2:05:43
2022 Boston Marathon Boston, MA, United States 1st Marathon 2:06:51
New York City Marathon New York, NY, United States 1st Marathon 2:08:41
2023 Boston Marathon Boston, MA, United States 1st Marathon 2:05:54

Personal bests

References
  1. Evans Kiplagat Chebet Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 30 October 2021.
  2. World Athletics. Retrieved on 30 October 2021.
  3. "Evans Chebet Wins Crazy 2022 NYC Marathon". LetsRun.com. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  4. "Chebet retains Boston title while Obiri claims first major marathon victory". World Athletics. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
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